poison ivy

[Bladecutter]

I cant do this for much longer......I'm bitching, now the wife's bitching...........gimme a lighter

Try the bleach 'Dub.

 

[Bladecutter]

I have many poison oak stories. Thankfully none involved me.
1. School went on camping trip, played flashlight tag saturday night, kid hid in PO patch.
Kid itchy sunday morning.
Kid not at school monday, was in hospital.
Kid returned to school a week later still so puffed up one could not recognize him.
2. Different species, much worse:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...n-Ivy-grooms-unstable-men-commit-suicide.html

I wager this sick little **** isn't going live a long life

 

[themechanic]

I got that all the time when I was a kid. Thank God, I grew out of it. Allergies come and go and nobody really knows why.

If you really want relief, take it from someone who knows, go immediately to the doctor and get a hydro cortisone shot. You will feel it fast.

Whatever you do, never burn poison ivy plants. Use something like Round-up to kill it.

 

[themechanic]

I'd rather have this Poison Ivy all over me.

 

[Auggie56]

 

[eldubb440]

back in the shop after 5-6 days of hell............... wearing shorts and a t shirt............I've been persistent with the fels-naptha soap, I look llike hell, but have the itch in check for the most part.......... thnks for all the advise, you guys helped me out

 

[themechanic]

I'd rather have this Poison Ivy all over me.

Not even Cranium commented on this lovely bird?

 

[Kern Dog]

I read from someone here that they used lacquer thinner on an open sore....? What the hell???? I guess you don't know of the high risk of cancer from that? Holy ****, man! I wrote of using Vodka because it is not poisonous, the body can metabolize it easily. Solvents and chemicals are extremely hard on the kidneys and liver!

 

[Dennis H]

Rubbing alcohol will sting good and overcome the itch. I hate to waste Vodka like that.

 

[HT413]

I have had it several times.
One time I had it on my crotch. My member was about twice the thickness as normal but the same length. It felt weird peeing through it.
Another time, I looked like this....

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Way WAY too much info. Just sayin.

 

[BDF6]

Way WAY too much info. Just sayin.

AGREED!
Thank goodness this
was conspicuously absent!

 

[Fran Blacker]

Rubbing alcohol will sting good and overcome the itch. I hate to waste Vodka like that.

Wish I had a few bucks for every liter of Vodka I pissed down the drain.

 

[Bladecutter]

I read from someone here that they used lacquer thinner on an open sore....? What the hell???? I guess you don't know of the high risk of cancer from that? Holy ****, man! I wrote of using Vodka because it is not poisonous, the body can metabolize it easily. Solvents and chemicals are extremely hard on the kidneys and liver!

That would be me. Lacquer thinner, acetone, mek. Been sterilizing with them for years. No, it did not cause my cancer. My liver & kidneys are in very good order.

 

[Kern Dog]

I am happy to read that. I have heard for years about the dangers of chemical exposure. An open wound is the fastest way to get chemicals into the bloodstream besides using a needle!

 

[super-bee_ski]

I suffered as a child...
4 years old:
I picked a beautiful bouquet for my mom
Yup, it was Poison Ivy!

suffered all my young life growing up in the woods in RI
Had it in the unmentionable places too!

This is why I am a "little edgy" sometimes, the itch will drive you insane!

 

[eldubb440]

this **** fights back......... after a productive day, I battled the itch all night

 

[themechanic]

Cool temps help. Working and sweating causes inflammation making the itch worse.

Make sure you have someone else wash the clothes you wore when you got the ivy oil on you or you may get it again.

 

[Bladecutter]

I am happy to read that. I have heard for years about the dangers of chemical exposure. An open wound is the fastest way to get chemicals into the bloodstream besides using a needle!

Having been in & out of body shops, aircraft paint shops, boat factory's etc. for 45 years, I've had to deal in solvents constantly. I cut myself continually & keep moving. I realized that the constant cuts & wounds never infected, put 2 & 2 together that it was because my hands were always in solvents, so rather than waste time with first aid kits, I began to just pour some lac. thinner/acetone on the cut & wrap it with some masking tape & keep working. All the minor cuts would heal quickly.

 

[Richard Cranium]

 

[eldubb440]

ok......... I'm a stubborn dumb ***, I didn't take everyone's advise. I didn't go to a doctor, and I didn't use the expensive stuff. It's been 2 1/2 weeks and it seems to be going away. I have had complete days recently without itching; but there are times where it comes out of nowhere, and I dig at it. Once I start scratching one little spot, I have to scratch it all. It is much, much better than before; but damn! this **** is relentless!